What is the average commute in Beacon city, New York?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 41.4 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Beacon city, New York work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 21.2%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.2 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · NY · GEOID 36051002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Beacon, New York

Name: Commute estimates for Beacon city, New York
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 41.4 min one way; 21.2% worked from home, 58.3% drove alone, and 27.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip41.4 min±6.3 min MOE

Worked from home21.2%±4.2 pp MOE

Drove alone58.3%±5.8 pp MOE

60+ minute trip27.5%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in Beacon city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +9.1 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute40.0 min → 41.4 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.1% → 21.2%▲ 9.1 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit12.7% → 11.9%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone65.4% → 58.3%▼ 7.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Beacon city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 58.3%; 11.9% used public transit and 21.2% worked from home.

Drive alone58.3% ±5.8 pp

Carpool3.6% ±2.0 pp

Public transit11.9% ±3.5 pp

Walk3.9% ±2.0 pp

Bicycle0.6% ±0.5 pp

Work from home21.2% ±4.2 pp

Each share uses 7,609 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Beacon city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 98th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

98^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Beacon city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 7,609 workers age 16+, including 5,996 workers with reported travel time and 1,613 home workers.

Population estimate14,834± 29 MOE

Workers age 16+7,609± 481 MOE

Workers with travel time5,996± 594 MOE

Estimated home workers1,613± 333 MOE

Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable New York commute records for Beacon city

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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